Punkinseedfyretailz Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 my brother and i are lookin' to take our first trip in a while tommorrow. today has been pretty rainy and tomorrow will be much of the same. i have a rattle trap a top dog, wacky worm, and a weighted t'rig. any suggestion?? Quote
Biggsmallmouth Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 Dont think that you can go wrong with any of those. If its going to be rainy it will probably be overcast so topwater is always a good start, I am not much of a crankbait guy but thats a good search bait presentation. if you find fish with the crankbait, you can always then follow up with the t-rig and wacky rig. The rain doesn't usually affect my fishing unless it rains so hard that the water becomes very stained or just plain muddy. Good Luck!!! John Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted August 14, 2011 Global Moderator Posted August 14, 2011 Swimjigs, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and a swimbait. Those are some of my favorite rainy day baits and will catch fish just about anywhere! Quote
SausageFingers Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 If its early in the day and the surface is relatively flat, try a topwater. My personal favorite is the Mann's Waker Elite. Quote
David301 Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 Slow rolling a 1oz spinnerbait yesterday after the rain landed me a 6, 7 and a 8 pounder. Quote
Super User grimlin Posted August 14, 2011 Super User Posted August 14, 2011 I like something with a little bit of vibration to it. With rain comes mud and the water tends to stain up a little bit. I think the vibration helps and plays a big key in finding the fish. 1 Quote
fishingkidPA Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 i really like throwing some kind of popper after a rain or on an overcast day Quote
dhami013 Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 Last week I fished a buzz bait in the pouring rain and did pretty well. I go for baits that are going to get the fish's attention. Spinners, ratt-l traps, buzz baits, are all my choice baits on rainy days. Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted August 14, 2011 Super User Posted August 14, 2011 I like something with a little bit of vibration to it. With rain comes mud and the water tends to stain up a little bit. I think the vibration helps and plays a big key in finding the fish. I'm with grim on this one. The water disturbance will kick up the zoo plankton and will get the bait fish activated and subsequently bass will be more active. The water will more than likely become stained or muddy from the silt being kicked up and vibration will be a key presentation method IMHO. Quote
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